October 09, 2008, 10:15AM

August 04, 2008, 12:55PM

Check your knowledge on late summer, early fall wild and edible berries in Pennsylvania with this short nature quiz. Questions 1. What's the name of the straight, roadside shrub that produces cone-shaped clusters of berries covered with dark red hairs that can be made into the most sour lemonade ever? (Hint: the berry cluster look something like deer antlers in... Full story »

July 01, 2008, 10:33AM

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: I have a very nice raspberry patch that I really enjoy. However, I have a problem with ants... they climb all over the berries! Yuck! Anyway, I don't want to use a pesticide. A friend of mine mentioned spreading a type of chili powder on the ground? She said the ants won't walk on it.... Full story »

April 18, 2008, 10:37AM

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: In your discussion of pruning raspberries, you specify June-bearing types. I have so-called "ever-bearing" raspberries, which as you know, have two crops per year, although the fall crop is often poor because of cold weather. How should this type of raspberry be pruned? A: The common and easy way is to just whack all the... Full story »

January 22, 2008, 11:04AM

I Can See Clearly Now I had been waiting for the opportune time to try out the whole snow angel thing. After all, February was right around the corner, and my New Year's resolution to see the glass half full was running out of months to accomplish it. However, as picturesque as it sounded to lay down upon a... Full story »

January 14, 2008, 1:37PM

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: I didn't get any fruits from my raspberry bushes for the first five years until I realized what I was doing wrong: I was cutting back the bushes at the end of the growing season in late October. For the past three years, I haven't cut back the bushes at all, and I have had... Full story »

December 05, 2007, 5:05PM

By George Weigel/The Patriot-News Q: I'm interested in planting an edible, fruit-bearing hedge. Would blueberries make for a thick hedge that can be easily maintained? I want something different than the usual yew, arborvitae or juniper hedge that 99 percent of the people have. A: Several fruiting shrubs make excellent hedges, and blueberries are my personal favorite. I've got five... Full story »